The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has offered 86 new GAs covering 174 districts across the country in its 9th City Gas Distribution (CGD) Bidding Round.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for CGD projects in 63 GAs across India, including seven in Odisha, through a live video streaming programme at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on November 22.

Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and other dignitaries will be present on the occasion, said Pritish Bharat, Odisha state-level coordinator of oil industries.

It will have 61 CNG stations in the nine districts with 67,000 households connected with piped natural gas.

Subsequently, Adani Gas Ltd has bagged the contract for Balasore, Bhadrak and Mayurbhanj districts for 20 CNG stations and 1.5 lakh domestic connections over a span of 8 years with a total investment of Rs 500 crores.